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- Please, if You Love Lesbians and Other Females, Think About This….
- Defining Lesbians Out of Existence — The Pretenders — Part One — “Transwomen Are Still Merely Men”
- Part Two – Better to Be Anything than a Lesbian: “Transmen” Are Still Women
- The Big Sell-Out: Lesbian Femininity, by Linda Strega
- Classism https://bevjoradicallesbian.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/classism/
- Ageism – A Radical Lesbian Feminist Perspective
- THE PARASITIZING AND GUTTING OF RADICAL FEMINISM
- Progress Versus Cooptation in the Radical Feminist Movement
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Dykes-Loving-Dykes: Dyke Separatist Politics, Our book updated 25 years later =
- Dykes-Loving-Dykes: Dyke Separatist Politics Bev Jo, Linda Strega, Ruston 1990 – 2015
- About this blog, and Dykes-Loving-Dykes
- Introduction to Dykes-Loving-Dykes: Dyke Separatist Politics, 25 years update
- Chapter One: The Crimes of Mankind
- Chapter Two: Heterosexuality/Selling Out Is Not Compulsory
- Chapter Three: Heterosexism Among Lesbians Is Lesbian-hating
- Chapter Four: Supporting Butches Supports All Lesbians – 2015 Update
- Chapter Five: LESBIANS FOR LESBIANS — Dyke Separatism
- Chapter Six: Leather = S/M = BDSM — It’s All Still Sadism and Masochism
- Chapter Seven: Motherhood: The Ultimate Feminine Role
- Chapter Eight: Patriarchy Is One Big Unhappy Family
- Chapter Nine: Hidden Disability by Bev Jo and Linda Strega
- Chapter Ten –If Looks Could Kill: Lookism — The Most Personal Oppression
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Recent Posts
- When Is a Lesbian Not a Lesbian?
- Part Two — Lesbians: “Born this Way” or Making a Choice of Pride?
- Sonia Johnson and Why Lesbians Should Stop Worshipping Women Who Hate Us
- Lesbians: “Born this Way” or Making a Choice of Pride?
- “Transgender” Simplified by Bev Jo
- Slander (is the weapon of cowards)
- The Mystery of Classism, Part II,
- The Opioid “Crisis” or Business As Usual
- UNFORTUNATELY, WE NEED AIR TO BREATHE
- Lesbianism Is Revolution by Bev Jo
- Introduction to Dykes-Loving-Dykes: Dyke Separatist Politics, 25 years update
- Chapter One — The Crimes of Mankind
- Chapter Two: Heterosexuality/Selling Out Is Not Compulsory
- Chapter Three — Heterosexism Among Lesbians Is Lesbian-hating
- Chapter Four — 2015 Update, 25 Years Later — SUPPORTING BUTCHES SUPPORTS ALL LESBIANS
- Chapter Five — Lesbians for Lesbians — Dyke Separatism
- Chapter Six: Kink = Leather = S/M = BDSM — It’s All Still Sadism and Masochism
- Chapter Seven: Motherhood: The Ultimate Feminine Role
- Chapter Eight — PATRIARCHY IS ONE BIG UNHAPPY FAMILY
- Chapter Nine — Hidden Disability by Bev Jo and Linda Strega
- Chapter Ten –If Looks Could Kill: Looksism — The Most Personal Oppression
- Please, if You Love Lesbians and Other Females, Think About This….
- DEFINING LESBIANS OUT OF EXISTENCE — “TRANSWOMEN” ARE SIMPLY MEN (And over 80% don’t even have surgery)
- “Transmen Are Still Women” — part 2 of The Pretenders — Defining Lesbians Out of Existence
- CLASSISM
- Working Class Radical Feminism: Telling the Truth for a Change
- Radical Feminism Is Real Feminism by Bev Jo
- A CHANCE TO SURVIVE CANCER — Doctors Are Not God
- Who Does Lying about Voting Benefit?
- Ageism – A Radical Lesbian Feminist Perspective
- Progress Versus Cooptation in the Radical Feminist Movement
- The Big Sell-Out: Lesbian Femininity by Linda Strega
- Defending Our Lesbian Lives and History from Male Erasure
- THE PARASITIZING AND GUTTING OF RADICAL FEMINISM
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- Please Stop Butch-hatred: Critique of the Lesbian Butch: Hope of the Planet by Carolyn Gage
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When Is a Lesbian Not a Lesbian?
When Is a Lesbian Not a Lesbian? Bev Jo Recognizing who is actually a Lesbian and who is an imposter is crucial for us, our Lesbian communities, relationships, and sanity. Lesbians are harmed by women who choose to not be … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, Chronic illness, classism, Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, equality among Lesbians, feminism, Feminist history, Heterosexual privilege, heterosexuality, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbian Feminism, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian oppression, Lesbian politics, Lesbian-hatred, Lesbians, misogyny, Narcissists, oppression, privilege, Psychopaths, Radical Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminism, Sociopaths
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Part Two — Lesbians: “Born this Way” or Making a Choice of Pride?
Part Two Lesbians: “Born this Way” or Making a Choice of Pride? Bev Jo Once upon a time, not that long ago, women and certainly Lesbians knew the difference between females and males. But too many Lesbians gave up or … Continue reading
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Tagged classism, compulsory heterosexuality, Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, equality among Lesbians, feminism, Feminist history, Heterosexual privilege, heterosexuality, hierarchies, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbian Feminism, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian oppression, Lesbian politics, Lesbian-hatred, Lesbians, male supremacy, misogyny, oppression, patriarchy, privilege, Radical Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminism
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Sonia Johnson and Why Lesbians Should Stop Worshipping Women Who Hate Us
Sonia Johnson and Why Lesbians Should Stop Worshipping Women Who Hate Us … Continue reading
Posted in Additional Radical Lesbian Feminist writings, Lesbian Separatist politics, Radical Lesbian Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminist politics
Tagged abuse, Butches, cancer, Chronic illness, classism, Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, equality among Lesbians, femininity, feminism, Feminist history, Heterosexual privilege, heterosexuality, hierarchies, Lesbian Feminism, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian oppression, Lesbian politics, Lesbian-hatred, Lesbians, male supremacy, oppression, patriarchy, privilege, racism, Radical Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminism
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Lesbians: “Born this Way” or Making a Choice of Pride?
Lesbians: “Born this Way” or Making a Choice of Pride? Bev Jo Both. Of course loving other females feels natural to us because it is. And of course we are naturally born to love our own kind passionately. … Continue reading
Posted in Additional Radical Lesbian Feminist writings, Lesbian Separatist politics, Radical Lesbian Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminist politics
Tagged choice, compulsory heterosexuality, Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, equality among Lesbians, femininity, feminism, Feminist history, Heterosexual privilege, heterosexuality, hierarchies, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbian Feminism, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian oppression, Lesbian politics, Lesbian-hatred, Lesbians, oppression, patriarchy, privilege, Radical Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminism
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“Transgender” Simplified by Bev Jo
“Transgender” Simplified Bev Jo Did we ever think we would be in Lesbian communities where heterosexual men have succeeded in getting Lesbians to name-call and even physically attack other Lesbians for saying “no” to the men?
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Tagged Butch oppression, Butches, classism, Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, femininity, feminism, Feminist history, gender politics, Heterosexual privilege, heterosexuality, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbian Feminism, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian oppression, Lesbian politics, patriarchy, racism, Radical Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminism, TiFs -- Trans-identified Females, TiMs -- Trans-identified Males, trans, trans cult, transcult, transgender
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Lesbianism Is Revolution by Bev Jo
Lesbianism Is Revolution Bev Jo When I found the Lesbian Feminist community in 1970, I felt I’d come home. I had been searching my entire life, from my earliest memories of loving other girls and fantasizing about being in a … Continue reading
Posted in Dykes-Loving-Dykes: Dyke Separatist Politics, Our book 25 years later with extensive additions
Tagged Butch oppression, classism, Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, equality among Lesbians, feminism, Feminist history, gender politics, Heterosexual privilege, hierarchies, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbian Feminism, Lesbian history, Lesbian-hatred, Lesbians, male supremacy, misogyny, patriarchy, Radical Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminism, trans cult, transgender
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Introduction to Dykes-Loving-Dykes: Dyke Separatist Politics, 25 years update
Dykes-Loving-Dykes: Dyke Separatist Politics Bev Jo, Linda Strega, Ruston 1990 – 2015 Why We Wrote This Book I’ve put our entire updated book at the heading of my blog, so all the chapters can easily be seen and linked to, … Continue reading
Posted in Additional Radical Lesbian Feminist writings, Dykes-Loving-Dykes: Dyke Separatist Politics, Our book 25 years later with extensive additions
Tagged Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, Heterosexual privilege, heterosexuality, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian oppression, Lesbian politics, Lesbian-hatred, Radical Lesbian Feminism
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Chapter One — The Crimes of Mankind
Chapter One The Crimes of Mankind Bev Jo (Based on the Original Version by Bev with Ruston and Linda) (This chapter was originally the beginning of Chapter Two, Heterosexuality/Selling Out Is Not Compulsory, in our book, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, 1990.) All males … Continue reading
Posted in Dykes-Loving-Dykes: Dyke Separatist Politics, Our book 25 years later with extensive additions, Lesbian Separatist politics, Radical Lesbian Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminist politics
Tagged Dyke Separatism, Lesbian culture, Lesbian history, Lesbian politics, Lesbian Separatism. Radical Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminism
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Chapter Four — 2015 Update, 25 Years Later — SUPPORTING BUTCHES SUPPORTS ALL LESBIANS
Chapter Four 2015 Update, 25 Years Later SUPPORTING BUTCHES SUPPORTS ALL LESBIANS Bev Jo (My update is the introduction for our edited original chapter on Butch oppression, BUTCH-HATRED IS LESBIAN-HATRED, published in 1990. That three-part chapter follows this section.) We … Continue reading
Posted in Additional Radical Lesbian Feminist writings
Tagged Butch oppression, Butches. Butch identity, Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, Fem privilege, Fems, Heterosexual privilege, heterosexuality, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian oppression, Lesbian politics, Lesbian-hatred, Radical Lesbian Feminism, trans cult
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Chapter Five — Lesbians for Lesbians — Dyke Separatism
Chapter Five Lesbians for Lesbians Dyke Separatism Means Loving Dykes … Continue reading
DEFINING LESBIANS OUT OF EXISTENCE — “TRANSWOMEN” ARE SIMPLY MEN (And over 80% don’t even have surgery)
DEFINING LESBIANS OUT OF EXISTENCE Bev Jo … Continue reading
Posted in Additional Radical Lesbian Feminist writings
Tagged Dyke Separatism, female-hatred, gender politics, Identity appropriation, Lesbian culture, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian politics, Lesbian-hatred, Lesbians, misogyny, Radical Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminism, transcult, transgender
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“Transmen Are Still Women” — part 2 of The Pretenders — Defining Lesbians Out of Existence
Defining Lesbians Out of Existence PART TWO Better to Be Anything than a Lesbian: “Transmen” Are Still Women Shouldn’t anyone be able to do what they want? Too many women seem to have lost touch with reality in this liberal/right … Continue reading
CLASSISM
CLASSISM Bev Jo Class is a subject we are forbidden to talk or even think about. It’s like a big dirty secret in our US culture, and the punishment is severe for breaking the rules of silence and obedience. That’s … Continue reading
Radical Feminism Is Real Feminism by Bev Jo
Radical Feminism Is Real Feminism Bev Jo Part 1 We shouldn’t even have to call our culture and politics “Radical Feminism” when it once was simply feminism. Real Feminism.
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Tagged Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, genderqueer, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbian Feminism, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian oppression, Lesbian politics, Lesbian-hatred, patriarchy, queer, Radical Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminism, trans, trans cult, transgender
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Progress Versus Cooptation in the Radical Feminist Movement
Progress Versus Cooptation in the Radical Feminist Movement Bev Jo One of the saddest things to me has been the altering and re-writing of the history our magnificent Radical Feminist and Lesbian Feminist movement of the Seventies. Entirely new words have … Continue reading
Defending Our Lesbian Lives and History from Male Erasure
Thanks to Gallus Mag, our champion in defending Lesbian and female identity and history GenderTrender Defending Our Lesbian Lives and History from Male Erasure Bev Jo This was originally posted at GenderTrender, but after 8 years, that site, essential in protecting … Continue reading
Posted in Additional Radical Lesbian Feminist writings, Lesbian Separatist politics, Radical Lesbian Feminism, Radical Lesbian Feminist politics
Tagged Butches, Dyke identity, Dyke Separatism, Dykes-Loving-Dykes, equality among Lesbians, feminism, Feminist history, gender politics, Heterosexual privilege, heterosexuality, hierarchies, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbian Feminism, Lesbian history, Lesbian identity, Lesbian oppression, Lesbian politics, Lesbian-hatred, Lesbians, misogyny, oppression, patriarchy, privilege, racism, Radical Lesbian Feminism, trans, trans cult, transgender
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Lifelong Lesbian — Always a Lesbian
LIFELONG LESBIAN — ALWAYS A LESBIAN Bev Jo (I’ve updated and combined these two articles, which are similar to my chapter in our book.) Our Lesbian history is being erased and re-written. I’m seeing Lesbians who weren’t even born … Continue reading
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